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DUI Mug Shot Web Site is Discontinued in Hawaii

By Michael

A new program in Hawaii aimed at reducing DUI arrests has been halted for further review. The Honolulu Police Department launched a pilot program that posted the mug shots and names of DUI suspects online once a week. They hoped the extra attention on the arrests would discourage other potential drunk drivers. This pilot program has been halted, however, to undergo a review by the Honolulu Police Department. The Traffic Division operated the web site, which was initially intended to run for six months but made it only four. It started the day before Thanksgiving in 2009. Every Wednesday for those four months, the photos and names of DUI suspects were posted for 24 hours on a page called ?Oahu?s Drunk Drivers,? according to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on March 16, 2010 (boomark / email).